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Resolutions passed on the consent of the Legislature included budget amendments for 2024 and 2025 across several departments — including legal aid for indigence, the sheriff’s office, the county correctional facility, the Department of Mental Health, and Social Services — and acceptance of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to enhance adult protective services. Several actions were adopted by roll-call vote or voice vote; where the transcript did not record individual mover/second names or explicit tallies, those details were not specified.

Notable items approved or advanced:
- Resolution No. 21: 2024 budget amendment — legal aid to indigence (adopted).
- Resolution No. 22: 2024 budget amendment — appropriation of funds to the sheriff’s office (adopted).
- Resolution No. 23: 2024 budget amendment — appropriation for Delaware County Correctional Facility (adopted).
- Resolution No. 24: 2024 budget amendment — transfer of funds for the Department of Mental Health (adopted).
- Resolution No. 25: 2024 budget amendment — acceptance of additional intervener funding for PSL Article 7 Clean Path transmission project proceedings; rescinds Resolution No. 103 of 02/2024 (adopted).
- Resolution No. 26: 2025 budget amendment — ARPA grants to enhance adult protective services, Department of Social Services (adopted).
- Resolution No. 27: 2025 budget amendment — family-centered case management services program, Department of Social Services (adopted).
- Resolution No. 28: 2025 budget amendment — acceptance of tourism promotion matching funds, Department of Economic Development (adopted).
- Resolution No. 29: 2025 budget amendment — amendment related to the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, HUD and FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for a voluntary flood buyout in the Town/Village of Sidney (adopted).
- Resolution No. 30: Appointment of the Delaware County Fire Advisory Board (adopted by voice vote).
- Local Law No. 1 (Delaware County occupancy tax law for lodging and short-term rentals): introduced and advanced; meeting notice said the existing local law expires in February and the Legislature scheduled a public hearing on Local Law No. 1 for Feb. 26 at 1 p.m.
- Resolution No. 32: Standard work day and reporting resolution for the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System (adopted).

At the close of the public portion of the meeting, a motion to enter executive session for negotiations was made and seconded and carried; the presiding officer asked that Shelly, Nick and Kevin Young remain for the executive session.

Why it matters: the batch of budget amendments and grant acceptances authorize spending and grant receipts across multiple county departments and programs. The introduction of a local occupancy tax law and scheduling of a public hearing sets the process for potentially renewing or amending lodging and short-term rental tax collection.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Delaware County Board of Supervisors Meeting 01 22 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Legislature approved a series of 2024–2025 budget amendments and grants (resolutions 21–29 and 32), appointed the county Fire Advisory Board, introduced local law No. 1 on an occupancy tax for lodging and short-term rentals and scheduled a public hearing for Feb. 26; the body also moved into an executive session on negotiations.","taxTitle","Delaware County, New York","taxId",76398,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6486396,"Delaware County officials outline rising local costs for state-directed mental-health hospitalizations",242,586140,828450,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5590767-baee0642f9384c1beaa8e6cba2bf2de0&start=586&end=828","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5590767-baee0642f9384c1beaa8e6cba2bf2de0/thumbnail_586140.jpg","/articles/6486396/Delaware-County/New-York/Delaware-County-officials-outline-rising-local-costs-for-state-directed-mental-health-hospitalizations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6486396-2c8eeac6f378d47a0d4e5a49fc325607/orig.mp4?Expires=1771144140&Signature=N~0DDREzvZyDCIkzglR5YGn7Zo1Q3Cfw0yIVVmc06BSxZ3IN06uZ1nmJ0vGlWvTFwTHD0Qf0~6t22REip8pUTRqP~M8cj~Nu90XvcVmppu8K-2Y~wEnjd~tqjFMS4QaKqMt32dWrW6PnSB6wHCbxe7RWPfq-MMMhXdCgudfkdrgS62b16YxcT0ftv9L5Ad9kFNTDlFy-Kc4OYCYOLg0PlhxW2DUOFLW72lOHAR06GHMZa1Oe7bnvpi71nWLBMGT~BZ7SXdqrw-R5tTt2fALqHPK5Ep~h51jwQbg-g5NpHYWyJyjF28vK4lp5L-KJTcsDpVSAx91hnMydPXnC01SDfw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Delaware County officials told the Legislature that county taxpayers bore the full cost last year for multiple state-directed hospitalizations for county residents, including ongoing stays for two people.

A county staff member said the county paid $327,557.78 in total for what was described as “730 New York State hospitalizations,” with $49,244.74 attributed to the budget item presented at the meeting. “The county has spent on what we call the 7 30 New York State hospitalizations,” the staff member said. “And we've discussed it … the state did several years ago of putting the tax burden on 100% on the residents of the county versus splitting it 50–50.”

The staff member said the county’s mental-health budget also covered housing costs tied to those hospitalizations and that two Delaware County residents remain in institutions. One resident’s hospitalization totaled 72 days and the other 174 days; the staff member said another hospitalization is expected to be added to the list. The official said the county has limited control over placement or transfers. “Our mental health, DCS has no, no say in whatsoever. It's all court-directed,” the staff member said.

Legislators and staff discussed uncertainty about length of stay and the county’s continuing fiscal responsibility while a person is being evaluated or prepared for trial. In the meeting exchange, one member noted there is no fixed maximum length for these stays. “There’s not really a limit to how many days they can spend in there,” a legislator said. The staff member added that, in some cases, if a person is incarcerated in a state facility the local burden could shift.

Meeting remarks also noted a much higher daily rate for juveniles in comparable facilities, with an approximate figure of $3,300 per day cited for a child in a state facility.

Why it matters: county officials said the state policy shift that made counties fully responsible for these costs has created an ongoing and hard-to-predict budget pressure for Delaware County’s mental-health program. Officials flagged the issue to the Legislature while seeking routine budget amendments earlier in the meeting.

No formal vote was recorded on policy changes during the discussion; the remarks were presented as budget context and an informational update to the Legislature.","County officials reported that Delaware County’s mental-health budget covered $327,557.78 in state-directed hospitalizations last year, including two residents currently hospitalized; the county expects further cases and says the shift of financial responsibility from the state is increasing local costs.","actionData","errors"]

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Delaware County Legislature adopts multiple budget amendments, schedules occupancy-tax hearing and appoints fire advisory board

Delaware County officials outline rising local costs for state-directed mental-health hospitalizations